Your 30-minute plan to close more year-end sales

Think it’s too late to sell more this December? Think again.

If you already have an offer and an audience, there’s still time to generate sales—with very little effort—before the year ends. You don’t need a new launch, a new offer, or a big, multi-channel campaign. You just need 30 focused minutes to close open loops.

Below is a practical checklist you can implement today, even if the rest of your team is already in holiday mode.

Step 1 (5 minutes): Add a simple gift as a limited-time bonus

Pick one product you already have ready to go, for example:

• A bonus lesson
• A checklist
• A short resource
  

Attach it to your existing offer and position it as an end-of-year extra. That’s it. You can offer added value without building something new.

If you don’t have anything ready to go, don’t worry—you can still make this tactic work for you. Offer a live session as a bonus (like a welcome session or a Q&A) and schedule it for January.

Goal: Make the buyer’s decision feel easier.

Step 2 (10 minutes): Flash reopen your end-of-year or Black Friday offer

This one’s simple: Reopen the same offer you already ran recently. You can use the same page, same checkout, and even the same pricing.

The most important thing is to add a clear deadline and position this moment as the last chance of the year. Just that slight tweak in messaging can drive more sales.

Didn’t run an end-of-year or Black Friday offer? No problem. Just reuse what you already have, even if it’s your evergreen offer.

This works especially well when marketed to people who:

• Abandoned checkout
• Engaged with the offer before but didn’t buy
• Have already bought from you before and trust your brand
  

Goal: Help people decide now instead of “later.”

Step 3 (10 minutes): Publish 1–2 clear social posts

You don’t need a content strategy—just clarity.

Publish or schedule one or two posts that clearly spell out:

• Who the product is for
• What problem it solves
• That this is the last opportunity to buy in 2025
  

Don’t overthink it! Reuse copy from past campaigns. Create a simple Canva layout. 

In fact, if you need a little guidance on where to start, we selected a few free Canva templates for you: see here, here, and here.

Goal: Remind the right people that the offer exists.

Step 4 (5 minutes): Add a reminder inside your student dashboard

If people are already logging into your Teachable school, that means they’re already engaged. That’s why the dashboard is prime real estate when it comes to messaging limited-time offers. Don’t miss the opportunity!

Add a dashboard banner aligned with that same “last chance” framing:

• One sentence
• One link
• One action

You can use the same Canva template you’re using for your social posts, just make sure to resize it so it displays well. The recommended size for the student dashboard banner is 1024 × 576.

Goal: Reinforce the decision without extra effort.

Close the year strong—and win prizes while you’re at it

If you want extra motivation to put these ideas into action, the Teachable Sales Challenge is still open!

Keep selling until December 31 and win exclusive rewards, from subscription credits to Creator Grants, and even an all-expenses-paid trip to Brazil to attend one of the world’s biggest creator economy events. 

It’s a simple way to stay focused during the final days of the year—using low-effort tactics like the ones above—while keeping momentum going into the new year.

Learn more about the challenge here.